BERRYHILL — The Mannford Lady Pirates are sailing under full sail. Now 7–2 on the season, with their only setbacks coming against powerhouse 2A Warner and 5A Collinsville, Mannford showed Saturday why they’re a team nobody wants to face, blanking Berryhill 7–0 behind a gem from Cambri Casey.
Casey was untouchable, tossing a one-hit shutout and striking out nine while never letting the Maidens even sniff home plate. The defense behind her was flawless — not a single error in seven innings. Ella Maxville handled 11 chances at first base like a pro, and the Pirates even turned a slick double play in the second to keep Berryhill off the board.
On offense, the Lady Pirates simply wore Berryhill down. Tinley Greenwood was the spark plug, going 3-for-5 with a booming seventh-inning double that capped the night. Brooke Kyser matched her with three hits of her own, while Carlee Maxville, Bella Gilbert, Jayden Jenkins, and Baylei Alexander all chipped in multi-hit games. In all, Mannford racked up 15 hits and made Berryhill’s pitchers wish they’d stayed out of the circle.
The scoring started early. In the first, Kyser and Maxville each singled, and when Casey forced the action with a fielder’s choice, a passed ball brought in the game’s first run. In the third, Greenwood singled, Kyser bunted safely, Maxville dropped another hit, and Jenkins ripped an RBI single up the middle to score Greenwood. Moments later, Emma McCrackin laid down a textbook sacrifice bunt to bring Kyser racing home, stretching the lead to 3–0.
The Pirates added another in the fourth when Gilbert literally took one for the team with a hit-by-pitch, then Greenwood singled her home. Alexander joined the hit parade in the fifth, Gilbert doubled in the seventh, and Greenwood delivered the knockout blow — that tworun double to dead center that scored Gilbert and Addi Elliott to put an exclamation point on the afternoon.
When the Maidens finally groundedoutforthelasttime, Casey was mobbed in the circle, and the Lady Pirates left Berryhill grinning. Greenwood, Kyser, Gilbert, Jenkins, Alexander, the Maxville sisters, McCrackin, and Elliott all found ways into the scorebook — a full crew effort on a day when the Purple Jolly Roger flew high.
Mannford (7–2) now heads to Cleveland on Tuesday, looking to keep their cannons loaded and their sails full. If Berryhill was any indication, the Lady Pirates are plenty dangerous when Casey is dealing and the bats are cracking.